Delivery & Postnatal Talk

Pain after child birth

I gave birth to my first child all most 2 years ago, during delivery i ripped a small bit requiring 3 stitches. I did everything i was told to do to keep the stitches clean and they feel out like I was told they would. At my check up my dr checked the area and said it looked fine. but over the...

by Missy120615264 over a year ago

When will our 28 week preemie get home?

Hello, this is a concerned dad asking, hope some of you have been in my situation and will have some advice for me. My wife carried through high risk pregnancy, with bed rest at hospital, and gave birth to our baby boy at 28 weeks. Only problem he experienced so far were caused by formula and nurse...

by Guest over a year ago

Women Who Take Folic Acid Every Day Have Lower Risk Of Premature Birth

Recent research found that women can halve the risk of premature birth by taking folic acid one year before becoming pregnant. Experts discovered that women who take supplements in a form of vitamin B can reduce risk of giving premature birth by 70% in some cases. Premature birth can cause mental...

by Mick over a year ago

vaginal birth tear unstitched

Specifically the vaginal orifice or hymenal ring (the entrance to the vaginal canal) has a large tear about the 5-6 oclock position. The tear is at least 2-3 cm in length. The tear is considered to be 1st degree because it does not go beneath into the underlying layers of tissue. Because of this it...

by Guest over a year ago

lose pregnancy pounds

I didn't see any threads about pregnancy pounds and how to lose them? I'm desperate to look like myself again now, four months after I gave birth! I am fed up with people asking me when I am due every time I go grocery shopping! What do you think is the best way to lose pregnancy pounds that is...

by suzann695173127 over a year ago

bleeding 10 weeks after giving birth

i gave birth to my son 10 weeks ago. i started back on birth control about 6 weeks postpartum and my first 2 periods seemed normal. now all of a sudden i am bleeding like a period but it only lasts a few days then goes away. it seems to be happening when i wear tight jeans, mainly the ones that used...

by brunette007 over a year ago

chances of getting pregnant again after delivery

my wife had gave birth to a baby girl in December 2008 and its been almost three months now and we again started enjoying our sex lives. So could you please tell me, how many chances are there for her to get pregnant again. well she dont experience a bleeding after the birth of a baby??

by tenzin03@yahoo.com over a year ago

diaphram pain after c section

Answered by a doctor

i have had a "c" section for my first baby 5 weeks ago and at night i wake up with pain just under my lungs where my diaphram is. the pain lasts about 2 hours or untill i am sick. the pain is quite bad and would like to know what is causing this. thanks.

by juliecarter26604 over a year ago

Dangers of losing too much weight after delivery

Women who lose too much weight soon after delivery are putting their next babies at risk. Gaining too much weight can be just as dangerous as it may bring harm to both mother and her baby. Any rapid weight changes i.e. weight fluctuations between two pregnancies can increase the risk of babies...

by Bobby over a year ago

Obese Women Often Undergo Emergency Caesarean Due to Uterus Failure

Answered by a doctor

The team from the University of Liverpool conducted a research on 4,000 pregnant women and found that one in five obese women had to undergo emergency Caesarean section birth as the muscles in their uterus failed. Obese women were 3.5 times more likely to require a Caesarean for slow labor than non...

by Lori2592 over a year ago